NCT05151068

the Effect of Acupoint Application Combined With Ear Acupoint Embedding in Patients After Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Study on the Effect of Acupoint Application Combined With Ear Acupoint Embedding on the Discomfort Symptoms of Nasal Catheterization in Patients After Esophageal Cancer Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To study the effect of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint seeding on the discomfort symptoms of nasal catheter in patients after esophageal cancer surgery

Detailed description

From January to December 2021, 200 patients after esophageal cancer surgery with nasal catherterization in an affiliated hospital of Soochow will be selected as the research objects, and they will be divided into experimental group (100 cases) and control group (100 cases) by random number table method. The control group will receive routine nursing care, and the experimental group will implement a precision nursing program of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding on the basis of the control group. The thirst, throat pain, comfort, sleep, and unplanned extubation rate will be compared between the two groups.

Conditions

• Traditional Chinese Medicine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	traditional nursing method	①Preoperative education, informing patients of the importance of the tube and the adverse effects of unauthorised extubation after the operation on the recovery of the disease. ②Pipe care: The nose wing is fixed with modified "human" elastic tape, and the same side cheek bridge is fixed to keep the duct unobstructed and pour gastric juice in time. ③Oral care: routinely brush teeth and gargle with mouthwash daily. ④Skin care: Observe the condition of the nose, cheek skin and oral and nasal mucosa. Replace the tape as needed, and clean the skin before fixing. ⑤ Pain care: assess the degree of pain, follow the doctor's prescription for medication, and observe the efficacy of medication. ⑥Psychological care: pay attention to the emotional changes of patients and provide psychological support.
BEHAVIORAL	Precise acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding nursing program	On the basis of conventional nursing, the experimental group adopted a precision nursing program of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-31
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2021-12-09
• Last updated: 2021-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China